Periodontal Therapy: Patient Outcomes-Based or Profit Center-Based?

Compend Contin Educ Dent

Former Associate Clinical Professor, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida; Private Practice, Melbourne, Florida.

Published: July 2023

AI Article Synopsis

  • - Multiple recent articles emphasize the need for outcomes-based and patient-centered guidelines in periodontal therapy.
  • - The authors argue that periodontal treatment should be grounded in evidence-based practices that prioritize the patient's best interests.
  • - They suggest that many patients with periodontal disease are not receiving adequate and timely care for their condition.

Article Abstract

Multiple recent articles have called for outcomes-based and patient-centered guidelines for periodontal therapy.1-6 Simply put, periodontal therapy must be in accord with evidence-based treatment and doing what is right for the patient at the clinical level. With this in mind, the present authors contend that many patients with periodontal disease are not receiving acceptable and timely treatment and disease management.

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